noun/pæt.i.oʊ paɪ/ (pat-ee-oh-pie)
A Raspberry Pi that's connected to a battery pack and Wi-Fi, sitting on my patio, and running the web server that hosts the website you're currently reading.
I literally just told you.
I think the better question is, why not? I mean, come on, it's a web server running from a patio!! Also yes, I do indeed believe that there is something wrong with me.
Originally, no. PatioPi (formerly known as TreePi) was just a fun little pandemic project that didn't really serve much of a purpose, other than to demonstrate what you can do with a super small, cheap, single-board computer.
Although it didn't happen often, when the subject of PatioPi came up, fellow tech enthusiasts seemed to be both amused by and interested in it, so I thought it might not be a bad idea to get some more information about it online, including some documentation on how someone could set something similar up themselves.
Yes! Though not just your own PatioPi, the idea is to show you the absolute basics of how to self-host something, whether it's a website, an application, a game server, or something else entirely. This guide is meant to be a starting point for those who are interested in learning more about self-hosting, and to show them that it's not as difficult as they might think.